Sugar industry of Rwanda
Legacy production
Following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the new RPF government divested Kabuye Sugar Works, the only sugar factory in the country to the Madhvani Group of Uganda, in exchange for US$1.5 million. The factory produces between 10,000 and 15,000 metric tomes of brown sugar every year.[4] The difference is imported from Uganda and from distant places including China and South America.[5]
New planned production
The Madhvani Group plans to increase production at Kabuye to 55,000 metric tonnes annually. The upgrade involves new investment worth US$75 million (about Rwf60 billion), by the group. It includes the construction of a co-generation thermal power station with capacity of 12 megawatts (16,092 hp) and an ethanol production facility with capacity of 6 million litres (1,300,000 imp gal; 1,600,000 US gal) annually. More land is required to grow more cane to meet this goal. The
See also
- Economy of Rwanda
- Agriculture in Rwanda
References
- ^ Kanamugire, Johnson (30 August 2016). "New entrant buoys Rwanda sugarcane farmer's hopes for better pay". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Behar, Romain (2006-08-26), Français : Echantillons de différents sucres, de gauche à droite et de haut en bas : sucre blanc, sucre complet, rapadura, cassonade English: Sugars; clockwise from top left: White refined, unrefined, brown, unprocessed cane, retrieved 2020-10-08
- ^ New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Matsiko, Philomena (2 May 2017). "Why price of refined sugar has surged across East Africa". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Behar, Romain (2006-08-26), Français : Echantillons de différents sucres, de gauche à droite et de haut en bas : sucre blanc, sucre complet, rapadura, cassonade English: Sugars; clockwise from top left: White refined, unrefined, brown, unprocessed cane, retrieved 2020-10-08